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Monday, 19 March 2018

Welcome
to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls Podcast, show number 201 for Sunday 19th March 2018. If you want to listen, whilst you read these notes, all you have to do is press the green triangle on the audio player below.

Coming up on todays show, Michelle is joined by former Disney imagineer Terri Hardin to do what Terri does best - talk!

Our discussion began with Terri talking about some of the projects she is currently involved in. The first being the third sculpture in her impressions range, namely Baby Groot.

The next in the set will be the three hitch hiking ghosts from the much loved Haunted Mansion but they will be presented in a manner not attempted by any other artist! For the details you will have to listen to the show!

Another project Terri is working on is a Paris Retreat. Where you can by guided, by Terri, through not just Disneyland Paris but also Paris itself.

Those of you who are avid listeners of the show, you will know that Terri worked on a number of attractions at Disneyland Paris. On her retreat, you will get to hear about them from conception to visualisation and then be able to question and discuss these with her right by the attraction.

What makes this tour unique is that you get the opportunity to appreciate Paris through the eyes of an artist. On the retreat, prepare for some foodie elements too as Terri loves her fine cuisine!

The final item Terri discussed was a very special creative course she is planning for October 2018. During this event she will tease out your creativity and guide you through the how draw and she also mentioned playing with clay! If you wish to register an interest in this, or any of the other mention items please get in touch with either Michelle or Terri. Terri can be reached via her website http://terrihardin.com/

Concept Model Galaxy's Edge - Photo Credit Disney Parks Blog

Then the discussion turned to Galaxy's Edge (aka Star Wars Land) and its upcoming opening in Disneyland in 2019. Terri had heard some rumours about opening day and she did not mince her words!

Along the way a few other topics were discussed but the show ended with Terri sharing a few details about the Muppets. Many of you may not realise that Terri is also a highly regarded puppeteer, having worked on previous Muppet shows and films such as Ghostbusters and The Flintsones. So Michelle couldn't let her go with out discussing that and also sharing her Nicolas Cage story.

So that just about wrapped up show 201. If you want to hear the entire audio of Michelle's conversation with Terri Hardin, rather than the edited down version played on the podcast, you can visit our Patreon website and find out how you can get access to this and other exclusive audio and content - Patreon Link.

You can contact us in a variety of ways:Twitter @DisDreamGirls
Instagram Disney_Dream_Girls
Facebook.com/DisneyDreamGirls
Email info@disneydreamgirls.com

Finally,
if you wish to support the show financially, you can visit our patreon
page and make either a one off or recurring monthly donation in exchange
for a range of rewards. Our page can be found at Patreon Link.

Just
for transparency, we have not in any way received any financial
remuneration for sharing the links to Terri Hardin's work - we are
merely fans who like to let other people know what she is currently
working on.

Tuesday, 13 March 2018

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls Podcast, show number 200 for Sunday 12th March 2018. If you want to listen, whilst you read these notes all you have to do is press the audio player below.Coming up on this weeks show, Michelle and Jayne celebrate 200 episodes of the podcasts history. So below, we will share our history (and some pictures) of our journey so far!

Our podcast grew out of the ashes of Michelle's previous show - The Minnie Minxes. Whilst Michelle did not create the show, she joined the team after a few episodes and caught the podcasting bug!

The Minnie Minxes grew in popularity and joined the Touring Plans Network. Through show publicity, Michelle got to know some of the other podcast hosts on the network such as The Disgeeks, WDW Happy Place and The Mighty Men of Mouse. It was around this time, Michelle had been contacted by a fan of the show - Simon Phipps and he agreed to do some artwork for the show. We also held a podcast meet up in conjunction with our friend Emma Godbold and Lou Mongello of WDW Radio.

After a few months, Touring Plans decided to discontinue the podcasting part of their business and due to long complex reasons The Minnie Minxes lost their ability to broadcast their show.

At this point, the original host, Kim Goodwin decided it was time to step away from podcasting. However, Michelle spoke to a few friends and together with Jayne Phipps decided to create a new podcast. Hence the Disney Dream Girls was born.

However, it does not end there as together with the aforementioned Touring Plan Podcast Network podcasters, The Earvengers Podcast came about.So now lets move to our personal Disney history.

Michelle's First Trip To Walt Disney World

At WDW with my children

This was July 2010 and I went for three weeks staying at the Swan and Dolphin. You can not believe the number of newbie mistakes I made on this trip! I reckon I did Disney wrong but boy did we have a great time. For the next few years it was our regular August place to visit and with each new trip a more complex spreadsheet was produced! In 2013, I visited Disneyland and then went on to Disneyland Paris. It's addictive you know!

Jayne's First Trip to Walt Disney WorldSimon and I by chance booked a trip to Walt Disney World many years ago (far too many to admit to!). We didn't really know what to expect and as the travel date loomed it did dawn on us how vast a place we were going to! From that moment, we took every chance we could to go back. I guess we have been very lucky to visit both USA parks as well as Disneyland Paris with our children as well as our parents.

Disneyland Paris Trip

Our First Meeting

Halloween October 2012

From messaging Simon and then Jayne we instantly felt we had a lot in common so when an invite to meet up in fancy dress was extended... it just had to happen!

Our First Show

We recorded part of our first show inside Beaches and Cream in August 2013 as by chance our holiday dates to WDW matched up. Jayne and her family kindly endured eating a kitchen sink! Joint Trip To Disneyland Paris

In 2017, we were able to have a girls mini break and pop over to Disneyland Paris together! The weather was kind and we had a lot of fun!

Thank you for joining in with the first 200 shows and we look forward to the next! You can contact us in a variety of ways:Twitter @DisDreamGirls
Instagram Disney_Dream_Girls
Facebook.com/DisneyDreamGirls
Email info@disneydreamgirls.com

Finally,
if you wish to support the show financially, you can visit our patreon
page and make either a one off or recurring monthly donation in exchange
for a range of rewards. Our page can be found at Patreon Link.

Sunday, 4 March 2018

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney
Dream Girls Podcast, if you want to listen whilst you read, just click
the audio player below. Alternatively, you can find our podcast in all
good podcast catching apps or searching on
iTunes (click here iTunes link) or find us on Stitcher Radio.

On this weeks show, Michelle is joined by fellow Disney podcaster Curt Stone from Geekin on WDW Podcast.Sometimes when you are a theme park you just need to get out of the Florida sun and have a drink in a relaxing and immersive environment. Well over at Walt Disney World you can head on over to a lounge and inside you will be tempted by a large range of beverages and/or snacks and on this show you will hear all about our favourites. Below are some highlights from the show.

Margarita Flight

Trader Sam's Grog GrottoThis can be found at the Polynesian Resort and whilst it is probably one of the smaller drinking stops we recommend it is definately one you can not miss out! Some drinks are served in theme souvenir mugs (which you can chose to buy) and they also have 'magical' actions attached to them where the cast members and scenery comes to life!

Menu

Kalua Pork Tacos

Abracadabra BarFound on the Boardwalk, this is a like a magicians hidey hole where guests can enjoy a wide range of drinks and snacks. Also, if you are lucky, a passing cast member may enthral you with a magic trick or two!

Cocktail Menu

Jock Lindsay's Hangar BarThis is a great place over at Disney Springs where you can enjoy the fantastic theming surrounding all things aviation. This bar is themed around the pilot - Jock Lindsay - in the Indiana Jones films.

Pretzel Flight

Shrunken Monkey Head

Nomad LoungeThis is a current favourite of Curt and also Michelle. The lounge is one of the biggest we feature in the show with both inside and outside seating. The menu is very extensive and has a wide range of edibles to tempt you.

Outside Seating

Array of Themed Drinks

We discuss plenty of other places on the podcast with alcoholic and non alcholic drinks as well as the best delicious snacks. Well thats about the end of this weeks show notes and we will be back with you next week. Below are our show links:
Curt Stone is the Host on Geekin on WDW Podcast @GeekinOn Wdw
Twitter @DisDreamGirls
Instagram Disney_Dream_Girls
Facebook.com/DisneyDreamGirls
Email info@disneydreamgirls.com

Finally,
if you wish to support the show financially, you can visit our patreon
page and make either a one off or recurring monthly donation in exchange
for a range of rewards. Our page can be found at Patreon Link.

Monday, 26 February 2018

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney
Dream Girls Podcast, if you want to listen whilst you read, just click
the audio player below. Alternatively, you can find our podcast in all
good podcast catching apps or searching on
iTunes (click here iTunes link) or find us on Stitcher Radio.

On this weeks show, Michelle and Jayne chat through a range of Disney topics.

Photo Credit Disney Parks Blog

Elizabeth Taylor, in 1992, held her birthday party in Disneyland. If you had the opportunity to do this - how would you go about it? We chat through what we would do and Jayne is in park with friends and family to show them why she loves Disney so much. However, Michelle chose to have a pool party by the monorail slide at the Disneyland Hotel.

Photo Credit Disney Parks Website

Why not post over on our Facebook page what you would do? Or email us info@disneydreamgirls.comOur next topic takes us to a listners question and we were asked what existing attraction would we uplevel to make it even more amazing. Jayne's idea was related to the Hall of Presidents. At the time of recording, neither of us have seen the new version but Michelle volunteered to visit. Jayne also suggested added levels of virtual reality to existing attraction for total submission into the theme.

Photo Credit Disneyland Paris Website

Michelle's suggestion took us to Disneyland Paris and the Indiana Jones themed rollercoaster. For this, her vision included adding a dark ride element in the style of Crushes Coaster with the rollercoaster element being the end of the attraction.Then the next question looked at what attraction would we insert into the parks from a francise that Disney does not already own. Jayne's thoughts lead her to a Tattoo parlour to go in to Disney Springs in the style of Ink Masters. Her second idea was a dinner show themed around Ru Paul's Drag Race with glitz, glamour, dinner and sarcasim.

Michelle brought her love of Doctor Who to the podcast and suggested a 3d adventure to replace the currect Stitch attraction in Tomorrowland in WDW.

Then they discussed the re-opening of Cafe Mickey's in DLP and Michelle had an idea to open a character dining option based on princesses and pirates with a Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo make over studio. However, what made this such a good idea was that adults could be made over!

As well as this week in Disney history and a dash through the news, that was it for this weeks show. If you have any questions, as always you can contact us social media and we would love to help you! Below are our show links:

Twitter @DisDreamGirls
Instagram Disney_Dream_Girls
Facebook.com/DisneyDreamGirls
Email info@disneydreamgirls.com
Finally,
if you wish to support the show financially, you can visit our patreon
page and make either a one off or recurring monthly donation in exchange
for a range of rewards. Our page can be found at Patreon Link.

Monday, 19 February 2018

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls Podcast, if you want to listen whilst you read, just click the audio player below. Alternatively, you can find our podcast in all good podcast catching apps or searching on
iTunes (click here iTunes link) or find us on Stitcher Radio.On this weeks show, Michelle is joined by good friend and previous guest - Rebecca Manion.

Becky is 31 and lives in London (currently with her parents), is engaged to Luke and has a sausage dog called Daisy. She is a complete Walt Disney World addict however she is currently trying to make her way through travelling on all of the Disney Cruise line ships. Becky has been a friend to the podcast since we were Minnie Minxes and she has been a guest numerous times before. Find out more about Becky and her travels by following her on instagram at what_becky_did or her website https://whatbeckydidblog.com/

Delicious trio from the Brown Derby Lounge

Oh did I say that Becky is a big fan of the WDW lounges and is especially partial to a margarita (or two!)

On the show, we discuss a blog that Touring Plans published on 12th February 2018. If you would like to read the whole article, please follow this link Top Ten WDW Table Service Restaurants.

Number One Restaurant in the list

We discuss the list and our opinions on the restaurants that were featured. Luckily between us we have been able to have eaten at the eateries at least once - well all except for one! We must make it clear, the rating was given by those who responded to their survey and is not necessarily Touring Plans opinion (nor ours!) of what is the best Walt Disney World restaurant. But we would love to hear what yours is!

California Grill just scraped into the top ten

We then moved on to look at the plans Becky has made for her two upcoming Disney trips by looking at the first trip she has - the Eastern Carribean.

As well as this week in Disney history and a dash through the news, that was it for this weeks show. If you have any questions, as always you can contact us social media and we would love to help you! Below are our show links:Twitter @DisDreamGirlsInstagram Disney_Dream_GirlsFacebook.com/DisneyDreamGirlsEmail info@disneydreamgirls.comFinally,
if you wish to support the show financially, you can visit our patreon
page and make either a one off or recurring monthly donation in exchange
for a range of rewards. Our page can be found at Patreon Link.

Sunday, 11 February 2018

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Coming up on todays show, Michelle and Jayne chat through some historical and recent news items then move on to a feature focussing on Pinocchio in the parks.

Pinocchio's Daring JourneyLet’s
go back to 1976, when it was decided to remove the Mickey Mouse Club Theater in
Disneyland. The plan was to put in a Pinocchio dark ride and this saw
guests riding in cars designed to resemble Geppetto's wood-carved toys.
However, it was shelved only to be revived to be added into Tokyo
Disneyland in 1983. Gone was the toy shaped carts, as guests ride in a non
descript ‘wood style’ cart. It then opened in Disneyland a month and a half
later as part of a complete overhaul of Fantasyland. Just as originally
planned, it is where the Mickey Mouse Club Theater
originally stood.

Character Meet and GreetsPinocchio
and Gepetto meet nearly every day in Disneyland Paris, usually in Fantasyland near
Bella Notte. However, in the US parks, Pinocchio and Gepetto are tricky to find but they may be found separately in Epcot at the
International Gateway or American Adventure.
You can usually find Pinocchio in Fantasyland
or World Bazaar at Tokyo Disneyland.

Sadly
the blue fairy has no meets anywhere but sometimes pops up in parades. It is a big no for
Stromboli, with no meets anywhere for him. Gideon may meet at EPCOT otherwise it’s over to Paris or Tokyo.
If you wan to meet John Worthington "Honest John" Foulfellow , he
can only be
met regularly in Fantasyland or the Med Harbor in Tokyo. In previous years he has
featured as one of the Villains for Halloween Time at Disneyland CA.

Pinocchio Themed Eateries

You can eat in a Pinocchio themed restaurant in Walt Disney World and Disneyland Paris. They have varied menus and whilst its not the most exciting of food choices, it is solid theme park fare that will suit the fussiest of appetites.

So that basically wraps up this weeks show, if you have any questions, as always you can contact us social media and we would love to help you! Below are our show links:Twitter @DisDreamGirlsInstagram Disney_Dream_GirlsFacebook.com/DisneyDreamGirlsEmail info@disneydreamgirls.comFinally,
if you wish to support the show financially, you can visit our patreon
page and make either a one off or recurring monthly donation in exchange
for a range of rewards. Our page can be found at Patreon Link.

Monday, 5 February 2018

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On this weeks podcast, Michelle is joined by the Dis Down Under Podcast - Kat and Lewis and together they chat through some top tips for visiting the Magic Kingdom. So read on and we will summarise below some key ideas.1. FastpassesIf you are an onsite guest you can book three fastpasses per day. These can be booked 60 days in advance and they can reduce your wait times in attraction lines considerably. Once in the park and the three fastpasses have been used, you can visit the WDW app and book further ones (one at a time) to enjoy.

Fastpass Information is Stored On A Magic Band

Depending on your park strategy depends on how you use these. You could be an early morning person and want to use them first thing or perhaps you will leave them til later in the day. Whilst not all attractions have them, some fastpasses are more beneficial than others and we discuss some of the benefits on the show. 2. Dining

Liberty Tree Tavern Can be a hearty meal

The Magic Kingdom has an array of eating options from snacks, quick service, character meals to table service. In our opinion some are better value than others but again alot is down to your viewpoint as a character meal is great if you want to get to meet and greet some hard to find characters but if you just want food on the go - the value may not be there for you.

Dole Whip - A Much Loved Snack

We muse over some options and favourites that the three of us will seek to book on our upcoming August trip.3. Additional Costs

Desserts and Entertainment but at an extra cost

For an additional price you can have the benefit of assured view for the evenings fireworks. The Magic Kingdom offers two dessert parties and also a firework cruise. With prices per adult starting from $59 per adult they are not cheap but for a special occassion or for those on a quick trip (that might not have time to wait for a viewing spot) it may be of interest to them.

Ferrytales Dessert and Fireworks Cruise

However, if you want to get in to the park ahead of the crowds to ride Seven Dwarves Mine Train, The Many Adventures of Winnie Pooh and Peter Pans' Flight then the magic morning option could be for you as it also includes a breakfast - for the price of $65.

Seven Dwarves Mine Coaster

Whatever you do before going to the Magic Kingdom - do your research! We highlighly recommend buying a guide book - such as the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World and subscribing to Touring Plans as both of these options will give you a wealth of information to save you time and ultimately a lot of money! Find out more by searing for the book title of visiting how to buy the Unofficial Guide.

The Unofficial Guide - A Must Buy!

If you have any questions, as always you can contact us social media and we would love to help you! Below are our show links:Twitter @DisDreamGirlsInstagram Disney_Dream_GirlsFacebook.com/DisneyDreamGirlsEmail info@disneydreamgirls.comFinally,
if you wish to support the show financially, you can visit our patreon
page and make either a one off or recurring monthly donation in exchange
for a range of rewards. Our page can be found at Patreon Link.

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